quote:Originally posted by LF - TP 2511:
Now, how many of you have import marque cars sitting in your garages?
How many of you have shown how patriotic you are and put an American flag on your import?
How many of you can come up with "good" reasons why you passed on American cars and bought the import car now in your possession?
you'll understand why the Big Three are in the situation they now face.
If we had all vowed to "Buy American" decades ago.....
Larry
2005 Chevy Equinox - bought used
2001 Chevy Astro - bought new
1995 Ford F-150 - bought new
1993 Dodge Spirit - inherited
1972 De Tomaso Pantera
2007 BWM 325i Bought new
2006 F250 bought new
2005 Explorer Sport Trac bought used
1968 Mustang (being restored with FoMoCo approved parts)
None of which have an American flag.....
I vote on car styles with my dollars not my patriotism. Build style with reliability and you get my money. Build junk well....That's the best reason.
The Big Two-Ford's not out yet by a long shot.
"Buy American" has nothing to do with it. If you can't run a business profitably you go out of business regardless of how much product you sell. Chrylser was bailed out three times in my life time. How does "buy American" have anything to do with that fact?
This doesn't have to do with Americans not being patriotic this has to do with Chrysler and GM not building cars people want.